RCA VPT 385 User Manual
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Using This Manual
Congralulalions
on
your
choice
of
an
RCA
VCR.
You
have
selected
a
high-quality,
precision-engineered
instrument
designed
to
give
you
years
of
video
and
audio enjoyment.
To
get
the
best
performance
from your new VCR, it is
important
that
you
carefully
read
and
follow
the
operating
instructions
in
this
manual
in
the
sequence
in
which they are presented.
Should
you
experience
a
problem,
please
follow
the
“Trouble
Checks”
near
the
end
of
this
manual.
The
warranty
on
the
back
cover
describes
what
RCA
will
do
for
you
should
your
new
VCR
need
service
during
the
warranty
period.
It
also
tells
you
how
and
from
whom
you should request service.
Contents
Warranty Registration.......................................... Inside Front Cover
Safety Precautions................................................ Inside Front Cover
Installation
• Unpacking, Choosing Location .............................................................. 2
• General Installation Information.............................................................. 2
• Antenna Connections............................................................................
3.4
• Cable-TV Connections.......................................................................... 5-6
• TV Monitor/Receiver Connections......................................................... 7
What Your VCR Will Do..............................................................................
8
Basic Operation
• Basic Operating Controls and Displays................................................ 10
• Inserting/Removing Cassettes...............................................................
• Turning on Your VCR for the First Time........................................... 11
• Programming Active Channels into VCR’s
Tuner........................................................................................................
11
• Deleting Channels from the Scan List.................................................
• Adding Channels to the Scan List........................................................
• Setting TV to VCR Channel.................................................................. 12
• Setting the UCTi/rK Switch .................................................................. 12
• Simplified Installation Checklist........................................................... 12
Setting the Clock..........................................................................................
14
First Recording and Playback .................................................................... 15
Operating Controls (Detailed)............................................................... 16-17
Special Effects and Features
• Pause During Recording........................................................................ 17
• Pause for Stop-Action Playback............................................................ 17
Quick Reference Operating Guides
• Recording with TV Off.......................................................................... 19
• Recording and Viewing the Same Program....................................... 19
• Recording and Viewing Different Programs...................................... 20
• Recording from Another VCR.............................................................. 21
• Camera Recording .................................................................................. 22
Programming the Timer......................................................................... 24-25
Timer Recording........................................................................................... 26
Alternate Remote Control Units................................................................. 27
Cabinet Cleaning.......................................................................................... 28
Trouble Checks............................................................................................. 28
Index (Alphabetical) ................................................................................... 29
Specifications......................................................................... Back Cover
Warrantj’................................................................................. Back Cover